Date: 26-01-2010
Two new solo acoustic shows have been added in California (Sacramento & Santa Barbara) and finally, we hear a release date for NONSTOPEROTIK (March 30th in the USA and April 6th in the rest of the world)!
No telling when tracks to the new record will be leaked but we can assure you, they will be. An upcoming FRANKBLACK.NET podcast will feature at least a few of the tracks as well as an interview with BF & producer EDF.
As we've mentioned previously, art films created for NSE by English film maker Judy Jacob (who created Doolittle films used during the recent Pixies' tours) will be shown across the world in select theaters in the near future, so stay tuned for more information on that.
In the mean time, we've been working hard on some updates to BLACKFRANCIS.NET which we think you will like very much, so check back and changes you shall see...
Date: 11-01-2010
GRAND DUCHY is back in the studio after a break for Winston Calling working on their new album, tentatively titled "Let The People Speak".
B-SIDES for NonStopErotik are going to be created for a single from the record. Rumor has it that the track to be released as a single is Six-Legged Man.
Also in the rumor mill, NSE's scheduled release is in the spring time. Keep posted here for tour date announcements, too.
London filmmaker Judy Jacob is doing a full length film to accompany NSE, which will hopefully be screened in various cities and/or released on DVD.
No word yet as to when or where NSE will be leaked but we can assure you it will be.
Date: 22-12-2009
Winston Calling was a huge success. We would like to thank everyone who made it out to the show, including the musicians who were kind enough to be a part of this great event:
Flea
Joey Santiago
David Lovering
She Wants Revenge
Weird Al Yankovic
Michael Penn
David J
Grand Duchy
The 88
OK GO
Jack Black w/ Tenacious D
Tim and Eric
Bob Odenkirk
Brian Posehn
& more
One hundred percent of the proceeds generated (which amounted to more than $22,000) was handed over to baby Winston and his family. The two concerts have also been streamed by over 41,000 people and can still be viewed HERE.
Live photos (by Aaron Lucy) can also be viewed HERE.
Date: 01-12-2009
As the US Pixies tour winds down, BF is preparing for WINSTON CALLING, a two night rock and comedy benefit in LA on December 8th and 9th. You can get your tickets here
In the meantime, BLACKFRANCIS.NET has a new feature. The COMMUNITY section has sprung forth, giving users the opportunity to register, hang out, contribute content and much more. Create an account and help us expand the section and track down some bugs. We'll be hanging out here more and more ourselves, adding unreleased photos, tracks, as well as announcing contests and other unique opportunities, so join us...
Date: 18-11-2009
As the US leg of the Pixies tour gets well underway, we're happy to announce a new exclusive Black Francis release to our webstore. The "Live in Nijmegen" USB flash drive contains 24 tracks of music, plenty of photos, and video footage from the 'precore' which took place earlier that cold, February day in Nijmegen. Move the content from the 2GB drive onto your computer and you've got yourself a fine BLACK FRANCIS drive to store anything you'd like.
The first 25 who ordered will be receiving some free schwag from the 2008 SVN FNGRS tour which the show was a part of. Please visit the Black Francis facebook page, or myspace.com/officialblackfrancis for the list of winners. Thanks everyone for participating.
On another note, Judy Jacob, who is the mind behind the films you'll see at the Pixies Doolittle shows has signed on to create art film(s) for tracks from "Non Stop Erotik", which is well under way. Meanwhile, Mark Lemhouse is handling the album art. No release date as of yet.
More information forthcoming.
THE BUREAU
Date: 10-11-2009
Black Francis has completed a new record, tentatively titled "Non Stop Erotik". Track listing is as follows:
1. WHEN I GO DOWN ON YOU
2. LAKE OF SIN
3. O MY TIDY SUM
4. RABBITS
5. WHEELS
6. DEAD MAN'S CURVE
7. CORRINA
8. SIX LEGGED MAN
9. WILD SON
10. NON STOP EROTIC
11. CINEMA STAR
Produced by EDF, the initial tracking sessions were held at the historic Ocean Way Studios in LA, later being finished off in NYC and London. The album also includes a Flying Burrito Brothers song ("Wheels"). Mark Lemhouse has again been commissioned to do the album artwork.
Furthermore, Judy Collins, who is responsible for the films which can be seen on the Doolittle Tour has been commissioned to create an art film for the track "Rabbits," which is currently underway. No release date exists as of yet but more information forthcoming.
Date: 22-10-2009
North American PIXIES tour dates are set to commence soon enough. That is so. Other worldly dates have materialized for places like NEW ZEALAND and AUSTRALIA. This you will find on the DATES page.
A final update on the Nijmegen project before it comes forth says it has gone to production. The mastered files have been shipped and we are awaiting completion. Soon it shall arrive.
Be sure to pre-order a BLACKFRANCIS.NET tshirt from the webstore before the special ends on November 1st...
Date: 22-10-2009
BLACK'S new album NON STOP EROTIC, recorded in LA, NYC, and LONDON with
help from Eric Drew Feldman, contains a FLYING BURRITO BROTHERS cover ("WHEELS")
along with the 10 other tracks listed below:
WHEN I GO DOWN ON YOU
LAKE OF SIN
O MY TIDY SUM
RABBITS
WHEELS
DEAD MAN'S CURVE
CORRINA
SIX LEGGED MAN
WILD SON
NON STOP EROTIC
CINEMA STAR
Date: 12-10-2009
New BLACKFRANCIS.NET limited edition t-shirts are being printed. You can take a look over at
our web store. Pre-order one before November 1st and you'll get $5 off.
In other news, BLACK has just completed a new full length album with EDF, tentatively titled "Non Stop Erotic".
Stay tuned and you will receive more details.
The Bureau
Date: 01-10-2009
THE PIXIES' DOOLITTLE tour commenced as night fell on the European front this evening. Take thyself to the Dates section and it will reveal other planned rendezvou points in the Americas and beyond.
Date: 01-10-2009
The BLACK FRANCIS web store is due to receive its very own custom made tshirt, which will be available in short time. If your purchasing cannot wait, new custom made posters from various gigs have appeared and our remaining tshirt stock from the 2008 West Coast tour is also available, $7 tshirts.
Date: 23-09-2009
BLACK FRANCIS is in London for soon to happen shows with a band called THE PIXIES.
THANK YOU to all who played our little contest in celebration of having 10,000 friends.
The lucky winners will receive an offering in their humble mailboxes in short time.
THE BUREAU
Date: 08-09-2009
Der Golem is coming to life as Mark Lemhouse, Jason Carter, and Black Francis have converged to finalize the DVD this week. Simultaneously, megabytes of 'Live in Nijmegen' information, as recorded by the Black Francis band, have been polished and prepared for insertion onto USB flash drives, which will soon be ready for consumption. That is all.
The Bureau
Date: 03-09-2009
As far as things go, Black Francis is recording again, recording again indeed. A new record involving
EDF has commenced at Ocean Way Studios in Los Angeles. On the other hand, new posters are in the web store from the infamous Beachcomber gig in Massachusettes, designed by Mark Lemhouse himself. Not to mention, the Golem boxed set is reaching an ever-nearer state of completion. However, this update has concluded.
THE BUREAU
Date: 28-07-2009
::Report from Golem front by M. Lemhouse (Golem book designer)::
The Golem book is being conjured as we speak. The amulet is being placed upon it's breast and it will be ready for mass consumption for the masses post haste.
This "box set" will be in a book format with CD's included. 2 live performance Cd's of the live score, 2 Cd's of the studio recording and a DVD with the film score synced up to the original film. The book will include photographs of sheet music that was hand cut and pasted in with studio and live performance shots spread throughout totaling over 50 pages. The first page will be a hand pressed (from an 1860's letter press) title page that will note a number between 1 and 500 with Black Francis's autograph. Each book will be a one of a kind.
::That is all::
M. Lemhouse
Date: 28-07-2009
What's going on right now? What's happening? Well new US tour dates were added, that is true. Solo acoustic dates they are. Limited edition BLACK FRANCIS LIVE @ THE BEACHCOMBER posters to arrive soon enough too.
Did someone forget to mention Grand Duchy things are in our web store? Soon enough the grandduchymusic.com store will be here with things of its own. Surely there will be special new limited edition, numbered posters.
Oh! Three new unreleased live tracks (two are from upcoming releases) have appeared in "Dates" section and they say they will let you download them for free. Yes that's true. And exclusive tracks still only a quarter.
Date: 03-06-2009
And finally we have some notices! LIVE IN NIJMEGEN is coming on big, fat USB clip with Nijmegen pre-core footage. Black Francissy playing with Pixies this summer; also there are USA showbiz for GRAND DUCHY; and Blackster is making solo showbiz times on Cape Cod, and in Maryland, the Pittsburgh, Kansas City, and many more! We have the video contest clip for WHEN THEY COME TO MURDER ME. GRAND DUCHY is recording sounds for the extra track for the SEEING STARS single. Have you seen these these?
grandduchymusic.co.uk
grandduchymusic.com/nl
grandduchymusic.de
grandduchymusic.es
grandduchymusic.fr
grandduchymusic.lu
grandduchymusic.be
Date: 22-05-2009
'Petits Fours' and previously unknown tshirt styles have been delivered to the BLACK FRANCIS webstore on behalf of GRAND DUCHY.
Date: 14-04-2009
Today is the day of the North American delivery of Petits Fours by the Grand Duchy.
myspace.com/grandduchymusic
grandduchymusic.com
Date: 09-03-2009
Salutations! It is the time for a new and shiny blackfrancis.net! You will have influence on our shiny places in the FORUM. Speak!
BLACK FRANCIS is a rock and roll producer, baby! ART BRUT has battled the devil himself and BLACK was together with them. See the documentation revealed on April 20 in Europa and May 12 in Amerika. WIll documentation be revealed for that time spent with PETE YORN? WHO SHALL KNOW THESE THINGS? Checking the site of blackfrancis.net can be a habit to have!!
DOCUMENTATION FOR GRAND DUCHY IN AMERIKA COMES TO US ON APRIL 14!
ERIC DREW FELDMAN is a rock and roll producer, baby! But when is THE GOLEM coming to us? We have heard the documentation will be together in a great grimoise with over 50 pages, 4 silver discs of musical dreams from the studio and the film festival performance, and a shiny disc of the UFA film with the new BLACK FRANCIS musical dreams. It shall be numbered only to that limit called 500, but will have the signature of BLACK FRANCIS upon it!
The Bureaucrat will continue to provide you with live documents from the archivist's drawer still without the toll in that section named DATES. Video blogging shall continue in that section named BLOG.
You may download exclusive musical dreams for a small toll in that section called blackTunes.
More words are coming...
